Sydney bushfire haze a ‘public health emergency’
Australia’s biggest city is facing a “public health emergency” over the bushfire smoke that has choked Sydney for weeks, leading doctors warned yesterday after hospitals reported a dramatic spike in casualty department visits. Hundreds of climate change-fuelled bushfires have been raging across Australia for months, with a “mega-blaze” burning north of Sydney destroying several homes overnight and fires near Perth threatening towns. More than 20 medical groups including the Royal Australasian College of Physicians -- which represents 25,000 doctors and trainees -- released a joint statement yesterday calling on Australia’s government to address the toxic air pollution.
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